Episode 080: The Grumpy Punk Part IV
(Featuring even more songs that anger up the blood, and remind me of the good-old-days.)

Never very far from my own heart, The Grumpy Punk returns with another hour of classic hits.  I feel particularly bad this year, as many of the theme shows that I’ve been wanting to put together have been put on the back burner for a variety of reasons.  While I haven’t been disappointed with the shows that I have done in place of them, it is a little frustrating that I have only done four Grumpy Punk shows in the last two years.  I need to up those numbers, definitely.

This is also one of the laziest editions of The Grumpy Punk, where the music barely even makes it past the “D”s in my record collection.  While this was not my initial intent, in a way it is entirely appropriate.  There is a certain amount of inbred laziness among a lot of punks, and I could see this being used as a genuine excuse for why there is such a narrow range of tunes picked for any given show.  In the end, though, I think it works, and is a testament to the amount of material that can fit into this theme.  I may try to do a, “Brought To You By The Letter…” edition of The Grumpy Punk just to illustrate that point even further.

This is also the first Grumpy Punk show to be done since our broadcasting standards have been loosened.  One of the upshots of being ditched by KBPS is that we are no longer answerable to FCC standards or guidelines when it comes to The Seven Words.  Previously, I would do my own edits for songs I wanted to play that contained profanity, with the humorous side-effect that the swears in question became all that more noticeable.  I’ve always thought that the acceptability of censor beeps was completely insane, in that the meaning is still conveyed in most instances, and in many cases, draws even more attention to the fact that there was something “inappropriate” about that word being used.  When I listen to these songs, I never think of them as music that contains profanity, but rather as just music.  It actually makes the songs worse when you have to beep them.  So it was very nice to prep a show where I didn’t have to think about that kind of stuff, and instead could just play a lot of rad music.  Subversive and profanity filled, yes.  But you can deny that it rules, either.

This was also the first edition of The Grumpy Punk that didn’t contain a special guest, or movie samples.  I’ll do my best to make sure the next one contains one, the other, or both, and also stretches to incorporate letters “E” through “Z” as well.  Enjoy!

The Grumpy Punk Part IV
# Track * Artist * Album * Label
01.) Miserlou * Agent Orange * Living In Darkness
02.) Eniwetok * The Eyes * Dangerhouse Volume 2: Give Me A Little Pain! * Dangerhouse Records
03.) Class War * The Dils * 198 Seconds Of The Dils * Dangerhouse Records
04.) Career Opportunities * The Clash * The Clash * CBS Records
05.) Underground Babylon (Live, Oct / Nov 1979, Hong Kong Cafe) * Catholic Discipline * Underground Babylon
06.) Blank Generation * Richard Hell & the Voidoids * Blank Generation * Sire Records
07.) Can’t Stand Rock ‘n’ Roll * Anti-Nowhere League * We Are… The League * Dojo Records
08.) God Damned Rock ‘n’ Roll * The Cramps * Stay Sick! * Enigma Records
09.) Women Of The ’90’s * Hella * The Devil Isn’t Red * Kill Rock Stars Records
10.) Hellnation * Dead Kennedys * Frankenchrist * Alternative Tentacles Records
11.) World Up My Ass * Circle Jerks * Group Sex * Porterhouse Records
12.) Crypted Control * Behead The Prophet No Lord Shall Live * I Am That Great And Firey Force * Outpunk Records
13.) Screaming At A Wall * Minor Threat * Minor Threat EP * Dischord Records
14.) Blatz To The Future * Blatz * Cheaper Than The Beer EP * Lookout! Records
15.) Jordan Minnesota * Big Black * Atomizer * Homestead Records
16.) Open Your Eyes * The Avengers * The Avengers * CD Presents Records
17.) Theme * The Descendants * I Don’t Want To Grow Up * New Alliance Records
18.) Right Side Of My Mind * Angry Samoans * Inside My Brain * Bad Trip Records
19.) I Am The Walrus * Dead Milkmen * Bucky Fellini * Enigma Records
20.) Wasted * Camper Van Beethoven * Telephone Free Landslide Victory * IRS Records
21.) What I See * Black Flag * Damaged * SST Records
22.) Drinking Song * Ashtray * Ashtray EP * Self-Released
23.) Stuck On You * The Briefs * Steal Yer Heart * BYO Records
24.) Will You Go Out With Me? * The Automatics * 10 Golden Greats! EP * Mutant Pop Records
25.) Kingdom (Instrumental, Excerpt) * Prize Country * Dead Kingdom EP * Self-Released
26.) Tomorrow * Crimpshrine * Sleep, What’s That? EP * Lookout! Records

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